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Household of William Thomas (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1832 in Northwich, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1879 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Step Son, Thomas (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

John

Roberts

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Roberts

Step Daughter
Female

Eliza

Roberts

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Roberts

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

50

1831

Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

49

1832

Northwich, Cheshire, England

John

Roberts

Step Son

Single

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Roberts

Step Son

Single

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Roberts

Step Daughter

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Roberts

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Roberts

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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